What is Humping?

Humping definition and meaning on Dictionary terms: nouna rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison. Physical Geography. a low, rounded rise of ground; hummock. a mountain or mountain range.

Railroads. (in a switchyard) a raised area down which cars pushed to its crest roll by gravity and momentum for automatic sorting through a series of preset switches. Slang: Vulgar. an act or instance of coitus. a partner in coitus.

the hump, British Slang. a fit of depression or bad humor: to get the hump.(initial capital letter) (in World War II) the Himalayas.

verb (used with object)to raise (the back) in a hump; hunch: The cat humped its back. Railroads. to sort (cars) by means of a hump.

Informal. to exert (oneself) in a great effort. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with. Slang. to place or bear on the back or shoulder. to carry or haul. to load or unload; lift.

verb (used without object)to rise in a hump. Informal. to exert oneself; hustle or hurry.